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Regiment: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
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CERTIFICATE
TO BE GIVEN TO VOLUNTEERS AT THE TIME OF THEIR DISCHARGE TO ENABLE
THEM TO RECEIVE THEIR PAY, &c.
I certify, on honor, that David Jones a Private
of Captain Geo. H. Stevens Company (A) of the 2nd Regiment of Wisconsin
Volunteers, of the State of Wisconsin, born in
[ ? ], State
of New York, aged 29 years; 5 feet 10 1/2 inches high: Dark complexion, Hazel eyes,
Black hair, and by occupation a farmer, having joined the company on its original organization
at Foxsake Wis, and enrolled in it at the muster into the service of the United States
at Madison Wis on the Eleventh day of June, 1861, (or was
mustered in service as a recruit, by , at ,
on the day of , 186 , to serve in the Regiment) for the term
of Three years: having served honestly and faithfully with
his company in U.S. Service, to the present date, is now entitled to a discharge by reason
of his having been wounded in the shoulder at
the battle of July 21/6, which renders
[ ? ]
totally unfit for duty
The said David Jones was last paid by Paymaster
Robt Dodge to include the 31st day of December, 1861, and has pay due him
from that time to the present date,
and also pay for the use of his horse, (having been mounted during the time,) and he is entitled to pay and subsistence for traveling to place of enrolment and whatever other allowances are authorized to volunteer soldiers, or militia, so discharged. He has received nine 74/100 dollars advanced by the United States on account of clothing.
There is to be stopped from him, on account of the State of , or other authorities,
for clothing, &c., received on entering service, /100 dollars; also, for expenses of subsistence
for traveling from place of enrolment to the place of rendezvous, amounting to /100 dollars;
and on account of the United States for extra clothing received in kind from
and for other stoppages, viz:
amounting to /100 dollars;
and he has been subsisted for traveling to his place of enrolment, up to the 186 .
He is indebted to , Sutler, /100 dollars.
Given in duplicate, at Camp Fillinghast Va, this 1st day of April, 1862.
Geo. H. Stevens
Commanding Company
